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Opinion: The Cost of the Arab Spring is Half a Trillion Dollars

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Nov 15, 2016 | Opinion

The UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia’s report stated that the Arab Spring led to a net loss of $613.8 billion in economic activity in countries involved in it. This is equivalent to 6 per cent of the region’s GDP in the period between 2011...

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A Libyan flag flies at the entrance of Sirte, Libya October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Hani Amara

Arab Spring Costs Middle East Economies $614 Billion

by Adam Taylor | Nov 13, 2016 | Middle East

Washington- The uprisings that became known as the Arab Spring were sparked in December 2010, when a young Tunisian fruit seller set himself on fire in response to harassment from police officers. Within months, huge protests had spread throughout the Arab world,...

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Opinion: Reading into Morocco’s Successes

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Oct 13, 2016 | Opinion

An advice given to me by a dear late friend keeps coming to mind when I discuss politics. He said: “Beware, Eyad, of a politician who knows only politics and likes nothing but politics!” He was absolutely right; and after getting to chance to meet with politicians all...

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Tahrir Square, February 2011. Paolo Pellegrin/ Magnum Photos

The Arab Spring: A Crisis Fell upon the Region

by Scott Anderson | Aug 17, 2016 | Features

The New York Time Magazine has issued an epic report that tells the story of the catastrophe that has fractured the Arab world since the invasion of Iraq 13 years ago, leading to the rise of ISIS and the global refugee crisis. The geography of this catastrophe is...

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Bahraini protesters mark the fifth anniversary of the country’s Arab spring-inspired uprising

The Anniversary of Bahrain’s February Protests

by Salman Al-dossary | Feb 15, 2016 | Opinion

Sunday, February 14, marked the fifth anniversary for Bahrain’s protests as thousands of citizens were protesting and calling for political change in the tiny island kingdom lying at the banks of the Gulf Arab states, thus repeating the “Arab Spring” experience after...